“Look, there’s nowhere I can go right now. No-one I can trust. Can I trust you?” you ask, trying not to sound desperate.

He smiles. “Yes, you can. I already know everything. I can feel the magical power resonating off of you,” he explains.

You’re confused slightly. “You can feel magic in the air?”

“I can sense it.” He shrugs “It’s been that way for as long as I can remember. The point is, I know you made that wish. My name’s Joshua, by the way.”

“Emma,” you introduce yourself. “Are you resistant to the wish because of your magical senses?”

He chuckles. “No, I’m just asexual. That means I never get sexually attracted to anything. It’s the same story for gay guys.”

You cut to the point. “Can you help me break the wish?”

Joshua answers, “No, but I know who can. A friend of mine is a fortune teller, and she’s always right. She predicted someone would make a wish they’d regret today.”

“Will she be affected by the wish?” you ask nervously.

“Even if she is, I doubt she’ll try to jump you,” Joshua assures you. “She isn’t the kind to give in to her urges easily.” He sees the look on your face and says, “If you still don’t trust me, you don’t have to come along. It’s just the only thing I can think of that’ll work.”

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